a friend of mine wanted to register these days on TFS but she couldn't. so i wanted to know when you can invite people? are there any dates? or should i just check the announcements?

thanks in advance

moderator note - Update:
We have updated the invitation system. You can now invite people using the Invite Friends tab in the navigation bar, upper left. The New Invitation tab in User CP has been removed.

If your invitation privileges are enabled, you will have a section called Issue New Invitation at the top of your User CP. Click the link and follow the instructions. Remember that you must type in email addresses; the system will not recognize cut-and-pasted addresses.

We are in a time where we want members to "get settled in" and make connections with other members. Then we will analyze our members (and their networks) and determine a way to give invitation privileges to select members based on how well they are connected to the best members of tFS.

Not all members will get invitation privileges but over time we hope to keep growing those who can. Think about it this way, our oldest, most respected and most connected members will be the first to get invite privileges (they are the ones who made tFS what it is today). Then we will be looking for all the trusted friends of friends to allow to invite.

At first there will be a strong push to invite more industry folks. We are looking for photographers, stylists, designers, shop owners, buyers/sellers, pattern makers, etc. Although we have a large percentage what I call influencer members (those that love fashion but are not specifically in the industry) I want to make sure that tFS keeps a fashion industry focus. Next we will allow our best influencers to send invites (we might even allow them based on geography, if we want to grow in an area, then we might allow those living in that area to send invites).

So that was a long answer to your question. For now your friend will just have to wait. Start connecting with other members so you will get invites when the time is right. Quality not Quantity is our #1 goal!!!

We are still in a "connection stage" where our current members should be connecting with one another. In a while (maybe up to another couple of months) we will review our membership and give certain members the ability to send invites. We will also have an application system for people who don't know any current members to request an invite be sent to them. Our goal is to grow with qualtiy new members not just a lot of new members.

So for now, just connect with other members that you feel comfortable connecting with (not just for the sake of connecting) and then look for an announcement in about 45 days.

You will have to be patient and wait, there are a lot of request being handled pt.
Please be aware that you will only receive a pm if your request is granted, as Andy wrote in the announcement regarding invitation privileges.